The Why | Trust and Obey
John 14:1,15, Matthew 7:24-29
“Jesus said, Trust in God, TRUST also in Me.” John 14:1
“If you love me, you’ll OBEY what I command.” John 14:15
These verses are an invitation to a GROWING relationship.
“God’s KINDNESS is intended to lead you to REPENTANCE.” (Romans 2:4)
“God sent Jesus to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so as to be JUST
and the one who JUSTIFIES those who have faith in Jesus.”” (Romans 3:26)
- First: Trust
- Next: Believe
- Finally: OBEY
The problem with OBEY is this: It requires you to DO something.
Not to EARN My love. I’m telling you this BECAUSE I love you.
Jesus’ point in this parable:
If you organize your life around OBEDIENCE to Me, you’ll NEVER regret what you’ve done.
Not when you get to Heaven. In THIS life.
Matthew 7:24-29 (pg. 1,506)
v.24: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into PRACTICE,
is like a WISE person who BUILT their house on a rock.”
Obeying Jesus’ teaching is the equivalent of making a decision you’ll never, ever, REGRET.
v.25: “The RAIN came down and the STREAMS rose and the WINDS blew and beat against that house, yet it did not fall because it had its foundation on the rock.”
What happens to your LIFE when you have TROUBLE?
v.26: “But everyone who hears these words of mine and does NOT put them into practice is like a FOOLISH person who built their house on SAND.”
This parable is going to strike all of us in one of three ways:
- COMFORT
- WARNING
- EXPLANATION